This presentation highlights the activities of a grant facilitated through the Limestone County Office of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. The 24 youth participated in leadership forums and traveled to actual sites to observe career opportunities in agriculture and family & consumer sciences.
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Youth Leadership in Limestone County
1. Limestone County, Alabama
Betty Ann Broman
County Extension Coordinator
Limestone County
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
2. Funded to support local issues, particularly
involving educational opportunities
Written by local Extension Office (other grants
were written by non-Extension people)
$14,460 was received to implement grant
3.
4. Population of approximately 73,000 residents
Located in the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama
Limestone County School System (6 high schools)
Athens City School System (1 high school)
Two Private Schools (K-12)
559 Square miles
Commuter County to Huntsville
Blend of Agriculture and residential environments;
some manufacturing
Growing Population base
5. Betty Ann Broman, County Extension
Coordinator
Marian Beck, Regional Extension Agent for 4-H
and Youth Development
Verona Hargrave, Agent Assistant for 4-H &
Youth Programs
6. Leadership and Career Opportunities for youth
interested in Agricultural and/or Family and
Consumer Sciences education or careers
(loosely defined)
Give youth opportunities to see first-hand the
mechanisms and relationships between
education, agriculture, family, and the
Alabama economy
7. Experience agriculture enterprises in parts of
Alabama that are different from those practiced
in the Tennessee Valley
Experience first-hand opportunities that others
do not have the chance to see
Build relationships with other teen leaders
Expose youth to „different‟ business
opportunities
Help youth understand the importance of
„thinking‟ and decision-making skills
8. Involve school administrators and FCS/Agri-
Science Teachers
Select up to 24 sophomores and juniors
through application process
Conduct 6 leadership forums (3 spring, 3 fall)
Two summer one-day trips
One five-day trip throughout Alabama
Graduation
9. January – February 2008: Select participants
through application process
March – May: Spring Leadership forums
June 2008: Two one-day trips in North
Alabama
July 2008: One week trip throughout Alabama
September – November 2008
November 22, 2008: Graduation
10. Activity-based
Team Building
Trust
Leadership
Setting Priorities
Setting Boundaries/Rules
Diversity
12. North Alabama Venues (Close to home!)
Educational Opportunities
Agricultural Operations
Family & Consumer Science Opportunities
Entrepreneurial Showcases
Community Investment/Tourism
Research at work
23. July 14-17, 2008
Twenty Youth; three adult chaperones
Venues throughout the state of Alabama were
selected to show depth of Alabama economy: a
blend of education, agriculture, family &
consumer sciences, research, industry, and
tourism
Alabama Power hosted a Leadership Forum on
the final morning
30. Training room orientation and overview: Plant was noisy
and no cameras were allowed in production area!
31. Discussion focused not
only on agriculture, but on
job/career decisions.
Two former Extension
employees – now
employed by Farmer’s
Federation - led the
discussions.)
38. The importance of youth working and learning
as a group
The lack of exposure many of the youth have to
real-life experiences
The enthusiasm of groups (education, industry,
etc.) to host this type of youth group
The impact of networking on the group
How the youth learned to „appreciate‟ each
other
39. Be prepared; Be prepared; Be Prepared!
Communications with parents
Communications with Schools
Having all the details about payment worked out in
advance
Hosts should know purpose of trip
Good selection of participants is important
Best candidates for this type of venture are not
always your top students
40. “It showed me that I may end up in a career that I
didn’t expect to be in, and I may need to make
revisions to my educational plans.”
“This has really opened my eyes to all the different
things there are to do in life.”
“I think the trip opened my eyes to all the work that
goes into everything we use. I am now more aware
about what farmers are going through with their
land, crops and animals. I will try to spread the
things I learned so that others will know what’s
going on in our world.”
41. “One thing that stood out to me about our trip was
how we got access to those places because of
connections. It showed me that impressions are
important. It mad me bore open-minded about
career choices. Hearing everyone talk about how
they got where they are today provided to me that
you can change careers and still be successful.”
“I learned to trust, depend on and how to take
control in a respective way. You have to trust
people even if you just met them.”
42. “Although I wasn’t here for this reason, I learned something
that will benefit me: I learned that you shouldn’t judge
people by the way they look or their social status. You
should be willing to get to know everyone for who they are,
not look down on them because they seem a little crazy or
weird. This past year I’ve had the privilege to get to know a
lot of different people. I wasn’t in my comfort zone all of the
time but I’ve learned that there will be many times in my
future where I won’t be. I’m glad I went on these trips,
especially the week-long trip. You really learn how people
truly are by living with them. I am glad to say that through
this program I have new friends that will last a lifetime. I
am ready to take on college now with an open mind and new
outlook on the way people are.”
43. Betty Ann Broman
County Extension Coordinator
Limestone County
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
